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Hours before conciliation talks were due to begin on Thursday between the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) and the Ministry of Labour, nurses at several publicly-owned hospitals were on a sick-out as they intensified industrial action to pressure government into paying more than a five percent back-pay for 2013. Several union officials and workers confirmed that sick-out was underway at ...

The methodology used to arrive at Guyana’s ranking on Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI) should be released to ascertain how they arrived at 27 out of 100, according to a senior official of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). Director of the CDB’s Economics Department, Dr. Justin Ram said it was difficult to say whether countries like Guyana should ...

A 19-year old cane harvester who beheaded his good friend during a dispute over dorm chores at a private sugarcane plantation was Wednesday sentenced to 17 years imprisonment. Berbice High Court Judge, Dawn Gregory Barnes handed down the decision at the end of the trial. Royston “Slow Pork” Mc Allister also known as Junior chopped off Stephon Bacchus’ head on ...

Several Chinese workers were Wednesday night tied up in a store at Lethem and robbed of at least GUY$10 million, sources confirmed. The incident occurred about 8PM at Pacifico. The cash stolen is said to have been the day’s sales and consisted of Brazilian, American and Guyanese currency. The bandits have escaped. It is unclear whether the perpetrators included Brazilians.

The nude body of a man, with his penis and testicles missing, was found on the Georgetown Seawalls Foreshore shortly after midday Wednesday. Police are probing the death of the man but they do not know his identity. “The body bore marks of violence and the genitals were missing,” police said. The only description is that the he victim is ...

A minibus driver was seriously injured when the vehicle he was driving slammed into the back of a steel-laden truck. Sherwin Reynolds sustained facial and neck injuries. He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was receiving treatment. The accident occurred on the Mc Doom Public Road, East Bank Demerara shortly before 4 PM. Reynolds hails ...

Less than one month after the British High Commissioner to Guyana, Andrew Ayre warned that donor nations were under pressure to pull funding from countries that are perceived as corrupt, the South American country has slipped even further on the global yardstick. Transparency International (TI) says Guyana has scored a mere 27 out of 100 points and 28th out of ...

Government has decided to send back amendments to the financial crimes act to the National Assembly in the hope that it would be passed this time around. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon said even if it meant ultimately taking it back to the Parliamentary Select Committee government had no choice. “It doesn’t matter. We are going back ...

Controversial Town Clerk, Carol Sooba has been confirmed in the position, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon confirmed on Wednesday. Luncheon declined to justify Sooba’s confirmation on the basis of her qualifications and approach to her work. Permanent Secretary of the Local Government Ministry, Colin Croal declined to comment and referred all nqueries to the Minister. Neither of ...

A 20-year old man was Wednesday arraigned for the double murder of a woman and her son at Moblissa. Orin Rodrigues was not required to plea to the indictable offence when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. He is accused of the murder of 33-year old Molly James and her on 15-year old Aaron James during the early hours ...